Delaware Valley High School
| Delaware Valley High School | |
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Delaware Valley
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252 Route 6 & 209 (11/12) 256 Route 6 & 209 (9/10) Milford, Pennsylvania, Pike 18337-9454 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Principal | Brian Blaum |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,870 students in 2010 |
| • Grade 9 | 505 |
| • Grade 10 | 445 |
| • Grade 11 | 446 |
| • Grade 12 | 474 |
| Website | http://dvsd.schoolwires.net/1002468/site/default.asp |
Delaware Valley High School in Milford, Pennsylvania, is the high school that serves grades 9-12 in the greater part of Pike County. As of 2010, it serves some 1870 students. The school is operated by the Delaware Valley School District.
It is located at 252 Routes 6 and 209 in Westfall Township, between Milford and Matamoras. The original high school, which is now the Delaware Valley Elementary School, was built in 1956 when the Milford High School and the Matamoras High School merged. The main part of the current high school was constructed in 1972 and has had many additions since then to meet student demand. The school is split into two sub-schools, a 9/10 High School serving grades 9 and 10 and an 11/12 High School serving grades 11 and 12. Each section has its own set of administration, guidance counselors, etc. This school also has the Delaware Valley Middle School attached, which consists of children in 6-8. They also have their own set of administration, and guidance counselors.
In 2008, a minor controversy erupted when a news report surfaced alleging that 10% of the middle and high school student population was infected with a sexually transmitted disease.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data:
In 2011, the graduation rate was 96%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Delaware Valley High School's rate was 88% for 2010.
In 2011, the school was in Warning AYP status due to lagging math achievement. In 2010, the school achieved AYP.
11th Grade Reading
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11th Grade Science:
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 22% of Delaware Valley High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and/or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
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